Jul. 29—On Wednesdays, we'll chop it up with our Golfer of the Week. Email nominations to .
As caddy for his daughter, Jeff Woods provided sound advice throughout last weekend's Twin City tournament. Better yet, he provided frequent updates for inquiring minds wanting to know how things were going.
"He was texting all the updates to my family and friends," Mary Woods said. "He's a great caddy."
With Dad on the bag, Mary won her first Twin City ******* le in three tries by beating Ashley Wells on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Champaign Country Club. The 26-year-old University of Illinois graduate, who was a News-Gazette All-Area Girls' Soccer performer at Centennial (Class of '18), also played basketball and tennis in high school.
Golf? She rediscovered her love of a sport she quit playing in middle school when COVID-19 hit.
#woods #first
As caddy for his daughter, Jeff Woods provided sound advice throughout last weekend's Twin City tournament. Better yet, he provided frequent updates for inquiring minds wanting to know how things were going.
"He was texting all the updates to my family and friends," Mary Woods said. "He's a great caddy."
With Dad on the bag, Mary won her first Twin City ******* le in three tries by beating Ashley Wells on the first playoff hole Sunday at the Champaign Country Club. The 26-year-old University of Illinois graduate, who was a News-Gazette All-Area Girls' Soccer performer at Centennial (Class of '18), also played basketball and tennis in high school.
Golf? She rediscovered her love of a sport she quit playing in middle school when COVID-19 hit.
#woods #first
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